[Magdalen] It's that time again.

[Kate Conant]

Clean Monday 2015 = February 23
Pascha 2015 = April 12

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 10:22 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <ichthys89 at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Google is your friend for Ash Wednesday and Easter... just google: Easter
> 2015 or Ash Wednesday 2015 and it's there.
>
> Lynn
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>
> Thomas Merton writes, "People may spend their whole lives climbing the
> ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is
> leaning against the wrong wall."
>
> "What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "ROGER STOKES" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 8:43 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] It's that time again.
>
>  Short of my lectionary and next year's diary, which are at home, I would
>> need to work back from Easter - which is the proper way in any case.  I
>> happen to remember that next year Easter is on 5 April because I have a
>> niece getting married 8 days later on 13 April.  That means Palm Sunday is
>> 29 March so the Second Sunday of Lent is 1 March and the Sunday next before
>> Lent is 15 February so Ash Wednesday is 18 February. (A quick Google
>> reveals that my calculation is correct.)
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> To: magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 2:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] It's that time again.
>>
>>
>> Are they assuming that those of us of a certain age will even REMEMBER the
>> rota by the time Lent starts??  At the moment, I don't even remember when
>> LENT starts!
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 5:13 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  I sense they might want us to be familiar with the rota before lent
>>> starts.
>>> What with Advent, Epiphany and all the noise and confusion, there might
>>> not
>>> be enough time immediately before Lent to get eh information out to
>>> everyone at a time when they are able to take all of this incredibly
>>> momentous information in, and accord it the meditation for which it is
>>> essential.  After all, The Brackets are the reason for the season (Lent).
>>>
>>> I think they love to poke fun at tradition, and just figured being WAAYYY
>>> ahead of the curve was one more way of being tongue in cheek.  Oh those
>>> pesky characters at Forward Movement.  Who knew such austere folks had
>>> such
>>> a wild side?  Still waters run deep, but in this case, we're talking
>>> hundreds of fathoms...
>>>
>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>>> *"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
>>> better
>>> for people coming behind you, and you don't do it, you're wasting your
>>> time
>>> on this Earth."  -- *Roberto Clemente
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Well, I sent them an irate note, pointing out that it isn't even Advent
>>> > yet, and accusing them of being in league with the folks who start
>>> putting
>>> > out Christmas displays before Hallowe'en!
>>> > I suggested that a more appropriate and timely enterprise would be an
>>> > online Advent calendar. Viewers could choose each day between two >
>>> options
>>> > for the next day's window...
>>> >
>>> > Grace, d&r
>>> >
>>> > > On Nov 3, 2014, at 12:04 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>>> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > > In keeping with the refined sense of decorum in our denomination I
>>> gently
>>> > > point to the latest ecclesiastical development.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> http://www.lentmadness.org/2014/11/all-brackets-day-the-
>>> 2015-bracket-unveiled/
>>> > >
>>> > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>>> > > *"If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things
>>> > better
>>> > > for people coming behind you, and you don't do it, you're wasting >
>>> > your
>>> > time
>>> > > on this Earth."  -- *Roberto Clemente
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Grace Cangialosi
>> Ruckersville, VA
>>
>> "There are a lot of amazing people out there to be thankful for--
>> and a loving God. that's what life is about."
>>                                                                    Robin
>> Williams,  1951-2014
>>
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